The paper investigates a decision criterion for structured bonds portfolio choices. The main issue is the application of risk-adjusted indicators as tools to select either the asset portfolio given a structured bond, or the bond structure given an existing coverage asset portfolio. Such an...

Appropriate methodologies to assess interest rate risk contribute to the sound management of a credit institution and, given the systemic nature of this risk, help to pursue global financial stability. The regulatory models to estimate a bank's exposure to interest rate risk in the banking book...